Feb. 8, 2024 A park in San Antonio offers a creative solution to habitat fragmentation that’s garnered the attention of wildlife conservationists across the U.S. Habitat fragmentation is a common ...

MICHAEL SMITH Michael Smith is an Arlington-based writer and naturalist. He is author of two books on reptiles and amphibians and a book on mindfulness in Texas nature. He is retired after a 35-year ...

May 27, 2019 A Dallas-based landscape architect has some wild ideas about urban planning. According to Kevin Sloan, a city planning expert and UT Arlington professor, Dallas-Fort Worth could be ...

Aug. 18, 2022 Local cities invest millions in paved paths, yet largely ignore the public’s passion for soft-surface trails. While the quality excels, for a 10,000-plus square-mile metroplex of nearly ...

April 20, 2023 Looking for a way to spend Earth Day weekend? Check out the event that bills itself as the world’s largest green expo — the 13th annual EarthX. The free three-day Earth Day celebration ...

April 20, 2025 Dallas-based EarthX is gearing up to host its annual week long conference, ranked one of the top ten sustainability events in the U.S. by Sustainability Magazine. This year’s event will ...

Master Naturalist and urban foraging expert Bob Richie will lead a two-hour walk through the native prairie meadow and woods at the 78-acre Kiest Conservation Area in Oak Cliff. The Texas prairie ...

Nov. 3, 2021 “This place is amazing.” You can sense the awe in Sylvia Roy’s voice as she describes her quiet, pastoral neighborhood in the North Texas community of Murphy, six miles east of Plano.

Rock Creek Ranch Park is a new 300-acre city of Fort Worth park that is under development. Jeff Quayle, a field trip leader for the Fort Worth Chapter of Native Prairies Association of Texas will lead ...

April 22, 2022 EarthX is back and it's found a new home. The free annual Earth Day celebration will held in-person for the first time since 2019 in the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas ...

June 27, 2024 Teens can partake in environmental restoration projects around the Dallas area, while also earning a paycheck. Since 2021, the Trinity River Crew has provided youth with hands-on ...

Sept. 8, 2023 Black-tailed jackrabbits are a familiar sight on Texas ranchland But in Denton, a group of wild hares have watched their rural home shrink as the city grew around it. Today, the ...